Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa , and Cellulant, a leading Pan-African payments company, have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African countries in which UBA operates.
Already over $15-billion in gross value payments are processed by Cellulant across the shared markets – and this partnership has the scope to expand the numbers significantly. “We are happy to welcome Cellulant to Nigeria for this MoU signing and most importantly into UBA’s expansive landscape. UBA is ready; we are indeed set to dominate the entire digital banking space in Africa,” said Group Deputy MD, United Bank for Africa, Oliver Alawuba, speaking on the partnership.